An Indiana man was found guilty of trying to use forged documents to sell a home he did not own. The Star Press reports 27-year-old Phoenix Mathis Hale was found guilty by a jury of fraud, attempted theft, counterfeiting and possession of meth. Hale was arrested in...
The end of a burdensome housing policy, the launch of a deed theft prevention agency, and Alaskan homeowners carrying more mortgage debt. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of April 27-May 1. Hit: Good Intentions,...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new office focused on fighting deed theft. Mamdani pledged to establish the new office during his 2025 election campaign. The Gothamist reports the new Office of Deed Theft Prevention was created two days after...
A disbarred attorney who stole the deeds to 11 residential properties across Brooklyn, primarily from minority homeowners in financial distress, was sentenced to two-and-a-half to seven years in prison and the corporations he owns were ordered to pay $120,000 in...
Three individuals (Angela Jazmin Ramos Malipca, Yuan Kuei Li, and Abdur Rahman) and three companies (Great Neck Acquisitions Inc., White Lotus Consulting Inc., and Ocean Property and Trading Inc.) have been indicted for stealing the deed to a brownstone in the Harlem...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
